The Game’s relationship with DJ Skee has been fruitful in the past, and the duo looks to extend their winning streak with upcoming mixtape California Republic. The project’s cover art was recently released, highlighted by a dope take on Cali’s state flag with the bear sporting a bandana of Jayceon’s favorite primary color. Stay tuned for track leaks and hope that history repeats itself.

Pretty much all of the mixtapes leading up to R.E.D. were overlong and filled with terrible verses, but the production (well, at least on Brake Lights and Purp & Patron) was top-shelf. I think if you edited all three of the P&P tapes down to one with all the highlights it may have been a good tape, but I just can’t agree with people saying those tapes were any good on the whole. R.E.D. Room remains one of the most tedious and awful tapes I’ve ever heard.

This cover is nice as hell and I actually find myself still spinning half of R.E.D. on occasion (albeit mainly due to the production great features on some tracks- Kendrick, Tyler, E-40, Big Boi- and not due to Jayceon) so I’ll give this a shot.

I wouldn’t be so quick to judge fellas. I saw the Game’s Behind the Music this weekend and they said he is more at peace with himself than ever. I’m expecting a classic. If I can’t take Vh1 for their word on all that is hip-hop anymore I’m not sure I want to live.